"Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do,” she wrote on Instagram.

“But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.”

Johnson was found guilty and sentenced at Bradford Crown Court in March 2016.

The text messages Adam Johnson sent a teenage girl, revealed in court

THESE are the messages Adam Johnson traded with a 15-year-old girl, a court heard today. The 28-year-old former Sunderland winger is on trial accused of sexual activity with a child. The case continues.

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After a verdict was reached, Johnson apologised for his “unacceptable” behaviour.

He said: “She was blameless and could not have consented. It was all my fault.

"She was a child and should have been safe in my company. My behaviour was wholly unacceptable.”